Title
Resolutions of the Council of Preston
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Municipal government
Creator
Council of Preston
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-04-27
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-307
Coverage
53.7667, -2.7167
Preston
England
United Kingdom
Has Version
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866), 318.
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867), 417.
Transcription
Resolution passed in the borough of Preston, in the county of Lancaster.
At a meeting of the council of the said borough, held on the 27th day of April, 1865, present the right worshipful Joseph Isherwood, mayor, in the chair, it was
Unanimously resolved, That this council desire to express their utter abhorrence of the assassination of the President of the United States of America, and to condole and sympathize with the American nation upon the loss they have sustained through the sudden and lamented death of their President.
Given under the common seal of the said borough, the day and year above mentioned.
JOSEPH ISHERWOOD,
Mayor, [l. s.]
Robert Ascroft,
Town Clerk.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
43.25 x 50.75 cm